Martin Winkowski
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Ex-BCG and Strategy& Associate Partner. Now I help YOU get there!
Studied at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Worked at Boston Consulting Group
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Martin's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $59/hr
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Martin’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Associate Partner
50+ people coached for Management Consulting
Martin has helped clients get into these companies:
BCG, AlixPartners and Strategy& | 15+ Years MBB+ Executive who successfully passed and ran interviews from both sides of the table. I have spent years at BCG, AlixPartners and Strategy& as a Director and Associate Partner. Not just as Consultant but as a senior leader evaluating talent, building teams, and delivering results that moved billion-dollar P&Ls. I know what MBB firms are actually looking for because I was on the inside, making those calls. Here is what sets me apart from every other coach on this platform: ◆ I have been the candidate, the consultant, and the senior leader evaluating both. That full-cycle perspective is what I offer, not just generic interview tips. ◆ BCG. Strategy&. AlixPartners. SoftBank-backed startup. I do not just teach you to crack the case but prepare you to think like the Top Professional you are trying to become. ◆ Four languages. Three continents. Career switcher, international student, and top MBA => I have been in your shoes and coached people in your exact situation to land top firm offers. ◆ I tell you what does not work, why, and exactly how to fix it before your interview date. No frameworks recycled from a prep book. No false encouragement. Just the feedback most coaches are too polite to give, but what sets you apart from the rest. ◆ The case is 50% of the battle. I cover the other 50% too through strong narratives, networking, offer negotiation, and everything in between that actually gets you in and through the door. Who I work with best: Ambitious candidates and career switchers who are serious about breaking into Top Management Consulting or PE, want real feedback, and are willing to do the work between sessions. If you want someone to tell you that you are almost there when you are not, I am not your coach. If you want to actually get the offer, let's talk! 🔗 Book a free 15-minute intro call on my profile and let's find out exactly where you stand.
Martin can help with:
Cover Letters
Presentations
Skill Building
Job Search Strategies
Case Interview Prep
Resume Review
Frameworks
Behavioral Interview Prep
Case Math
Salary Negotiation
Promotion Strategy
Networking Strategy
LinkedIn Review
AI Strategy & Plans Development
About Martin
I am Martin Winkowski, a Principal / Associate Partner Management Consultant turned executive coach with a career built across the top of the strategy world. I spent years at BCG as an Engagement Manager, then moved to Strategy& as a Director and Associate Partner. Between that, I served as Chief of Staff at a $3 billion venture backed by Mubadala and SoftBank with heavy growth and PE focus. I have worked across four languages (German, English, Spanish, French) and across three continents. I know exactly what MBB firms look for because I lived it from the inside. I know what separates candidates who get offers from candidates who do not, and I will tell you directly which one you are right now and what to do about it. My coaching style is straightforward. I do not sugarcoat. I do not do motivation speeches. I give you a clear-eyed read on where you stand, a structured plan to close the gap, and the honest feedback most coaches are too polite to give you. That is what got my clients results, and it is what will get you results. I coach on: ∙ Management consulting recruiting (MBB+ and beyond) ∙ Private equity career strategy ∙ AI integration for career leverage and productivity ∙ Executive strategy and leadership If you want someone to tell you you are doing great when you are not, I am not your coach. If you want to actually get in, get promoted, or get ahead, let’s talk.
Why do I coach?
Nobody handed me a roadmap. I want to change this for my coaching clients! When I was navigating my own career transitions from financial analyst at Siemens to strategy consultant, from BCG engagement manager to Chief of Staff at a billion-dollar venture, from operator back to the top of the consulting world at Strategy&, I figured most of it out through hard lessons, pattern recognition, and a handful of brutally honest mentors who told me what I needed to hear, not what felt comfortable. Those people changed my trajectory. Not because they motivated me. Because they showed me exactly where I was weak, what the business actually looked like from the inside, and how to close the gap with precision instead of hope. That is why I coach! I have sat in the BCG interview rooms. I have built the frameworks that MBB firms sell to Fortune 500 clients. I have evaluated talent, led teams across four continents, and advised C-suites through transformations worth billions. I know what the top of this industry looks like up close and I know how far most candidates are from it without realizing it. The honest truth is that most coaching in this space is too gentle to be useful. Candidates get encouragement when they need correction. They get frameworks when they need reps. They get told they are almost there when they are not even close. I coach because I know the difference and because the RIGHT feedback at the RIGHT moment genuinely changes what is possible for someone. I have seen it happen. I want to keep making it happen. If someone had coached me the way I coach my clients, I would have gotten there faster. That is the point.
Work Experience
Director
Strategy&
March 2022 - Present
- M&A sell-side due diligence and divestiture transaction execution for a multinational CPG client resulting in a carve-out deal valued at $4.9B with a global PE buy-out fund (incl. People/Process/Tech separation, cash settlement, Transition Service Agreement, workforce right-sizing, OTC/PTP/RTR end-to-end process separation and post-M&A preparation, ERP & tech systemlicenses and set-up, etc.) - Developed a digital growth strategy for an automotive technology client, countering & leveraging industry tech trends/disruptions. Market and trend research & quantification to client's different sales channels and revenue streams, to synthesize different sets of mitigation strategies and growth diversification & potential market entry strategies - Front office transformation & restructuring for a multinational energy & utilities client to 5x gross profit by 2030 leveraging automation & digitization. Interview and market research business pain point gathering, benchmarking and quantification of impacts on future global objectives. Subsequent E2E system & process design GTM, OTC & Customer Success to design customer centric and ERP/Tech enabled future state business designs aligned with global in-flight initiatives Business Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and +6 skills
Chief of Staff
Reef Capital Partners
June 2021 - March 2022
Business Valuation, Organizational Design and +3 skills
Managing Director, Head of Investments
Reef Capital Partners
September 2020 - March 2022
Management Consulting
Boston Consulting Group
September 2019 - September 2020
Strategy Management Consulting - Portfolio expansion strategy for a global automotive OEM to reach 20% annual sales growth - Sized market space for electric vehicle concepts matching product attributes with target customer needs; identified growth areas & defined product offerings - OPEX optimization and reorganization of a global manufacturing equipment company leading to $80M in short-term cost savings – Restructured global operating model to streamline regions and consolidate shared services. Developed a financial model to project multiple scenarios for shared service solutions and built a savings model to track all position changes post implementation - Digital transformation of a telecommunications company resulting in $25M additional annual net income. Elaborated an agile operating model with a digital center of excellence, and redesigned/implemented a frictionless AI driven digital customer journey - Turnaround for a multinational consumer product manufacturer including assortment optimization, AI driven sales forecasting, demand planning and global reorganization, leading to a total of $1B estimated cash flow impact after global scaling in 2023 Business Valuation, International Market Entry and +6 skills
Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development
AutoNation
May 2018 - September 2019
- Led aftermarket business development by driving profitable M&A cases and leading product management of collision, care and replacement parts - Drove product cataloging and improve content management (i.e. technical data, images, warranty, tariff codes, product attributes, interchanges etc.) - Elaborated and implemented competitive parts pricing strategies driven by market, competition and customer base - Identified rising business opportunities and build long-term relationships with prospect overseas suppliers - Implemented part certification programs to diversify product portfolio and increase overall gross profit - Managed profit and loss statements for budgeting and investment decisions. - Executed parts cost negotiations and handle vendor & customer relationship management - Supported demand forecasting and resource planning system implementation - Led product pricing strategy for all distribution channels and sales regions - Managed product P&L to secure overall revenue as well as profit growth Business Valuation and Automotive
Global FP&A and Controller
Volkswagen
January 2017 - May 2018
- Financial project lead for VW SUVs in NAMR; Profit-contribution/product-decision analyses raising contribution margins by +20% - Modeled various financial scenarios for pre-series and launch products with affected project volumes exceeding $500M - Financial evaluation of complex business processes from new vehicle planning to launch and end to end lifecycle support - Turnaround of negative and/or low contribution margin carlines to create positive P&L impact - Price negotiations and evaluations in consideration of competition and A/B market testing Automotive
Martin was also given offers to work at
Boston Consulting Group
McKinsey & Company
Strategy&
AlixPartners
EY
thyssenkrupp
Bosch
Education
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
MBA , Corporate Strategy & Finance
2013 - 2015
26 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
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Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
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Martin has helped clients get into these companies: